Seamus Haley
Big Game Hunter
Please pay close attention to the Webslaves own reservations about how appropriate some of the postings of one of the moderators is, and the perception it could leave with other members of this site.
If you look at the times involved, Jay made his post, about an hour (little over) later Rich noted that it might be a little iffy and twenty minutes (All numbers rounded to convenience) after that Jay announced that it had already been edited to remove the offensive material. While it may have been a ninety minute lapse in potential judgement (Really, is "crybaby" against the spirit of the TOS?) it was not viewed by many IF any (given the time of day) outside of the moderation team and none of them chose to comment on it in the thread itself if anyone did. The only actual insults (so SO mild... I really have called people far worse for far FAR less) were in a thread in a forum Alan was not supposed to be able to view.
And yes... Alan acted out of anger and frustration at a few situations that didn't got he way he wanted them to but I don't really see this as an excuse. If the BOI has taught us (a collective us) anything, it's that the true worth of a person is not known UNTIL they have a problem or are faced with a frustrating situation. People who are good guys for years without incident shouldn't be excused when they turn into bad guys the first time a chance presents itself.